Storing images as references in a database

Hi there.Until now i have successfully store my images as blob in mysql .. However I have seen that many others choose another aproach that is storing only the image reference. I have tried this ,but I have yet to accomplish this. All the example i have seen are based on unix /linux OS which means the paths are differernt from undre windows. I am not sure how to this : I want to be able to store images in a fold c:programfiles\apach group\apache\htdocs\images i realize i have to copy the the temp file to this path but I was hoping is someone could help me with an example Thanks all This forum rocks lars Eirik